Robo-Tank DIY All-In-One Aquarium Controller User Manual
Robo-Tank DIY All-In-One Aquarium Controller
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User Manual v4.05 – Page 31
Controlling the AC Power Outlets
Robo-Tank can control up to 16 AC power outlets using schedules and sensors to control them, and of course manual control
using the display or through the internet. You can also customize each of the AC outlet icons on the controller so you never
forget what you have plugged in or get confused with what you're trying to control.
There's also a setting to change between 8 or 16 AC outlets, if you have it on 8 any screens on the controller will only show 8
outlets, if you have 16 outlets selected you'll see all 16.
The controller has a smart startup routine where it checks all the schedules on startup and sets each outlet to the mode it
should be in at that given time.
If the power goes out during the day but comes back on at night the control knows this and resumes in night mode. Each AC
outlets have 10 schedules that can be set for any or all days of the week.
Customizing AC Power Outlet Icons
From the Home screen, press: Settings > Customize
> Outlets, and you will see the screen to the left, the
CUSTOMIZE OUTLETS screen, where you can
customize the icon for each of the power outlets.
This is useful for navigating the controller, so you
won’t be confused as to what equipment is plugged
into which outlet.
Press any of the outlets on the first two rows and it
will disappear, next press one of the icons on the
bottom row in green and the controller now knows
what’s plugged in.
For example if you had a heater plugged in outlet 2
as seen on the left, the controller will turn the relay on/off when the water temperature changes. If you change the heater
to outlet 6, that outlet will now turn on/off based on the water temperature so it’s important to put the heaters on the
correct outlets. If you don’t have a heater assigned you won’t be able to view the heater settings.
At the bottom in the middle you have the option of 8 or 16 outlets, if you chose 8 only 8 outlet icons will be visible throughout
the controller.
The power icons on the Home screen will always be green if on and gray if off, when an outlet is put in manual mode (by
going to the power page and manually changing if it’s on/off) a red M will show up on the icon in the top left hand corner,
so you can easily see if the outlet is on or off and if it’s in manual mode.
When an outlet runs in manual mode nothing will turn it on/off, all the schedules and rules are ignored. This is good if you
do maintenance and turn something off you don't need to worry about it coming on by surprise.
When you press Resume, on the Home screen, (bottom left), all the AC outlets go back to the mode based on the daily
schedules, then a couple seconds later, the custom rules will update the outlets based on them. If a dosing pump is in the
rule and Resume is pressed, the pump will not run again.
